Thanks Jon, Rhoda and everyone else who has come up with info. I shall certainly take a look in the Adderbury cemetery next time I'm in the area. Jon, I think I see the Elizabeth Pottinger, son of John and Sarah (surname unknown), married to John Fardon. She did indeed have a brother named George - who would be 'my George' if what I'm looking at is correct. He was married to Elizabeth James though. George and Elizabeth Pottinger did also have a sister named Mary, b. 1693. I don't have a marriage for her yet. I don't have any occupations for the early Pottingers yet either. No wills online at the moment, so will have to see what time in Oxford turns up. Jenna :-) On 28 Aug 2007, at 21:00, [email protected] wrote: > Jenna > > I too thought that "breaking the ground" might have been a winter > thing but in Deddington they got it all the year round. Also, if it > had been a frost thing I would have expected it to happen at several > burials in a row but it doesn't, and it's pretty infrequent. > > The Fardons of Deddington were clockmakers and Quakers in the 18th > century as were the Gilkes and Knibbs. > > I have a lot of Fardon Information from Peter Fewson who has > researched them in depth: > > John Fardon born 1700, died 1744 married Elizabeth Pottinger (daughter > of John) in Adderbury 2/8/1731 and at the Quaker Meeting House > Banbury. Elizabeth soon died and he then married Mary Cox in 1735 in > the Banbury Meeting House. > > I have a copy of John's will, 1744. In it he leaves bequests "to my > loving brother -in-law George Pottinger of the west side of Adderbury > ?10. And to my sister-in-law Mary Pottinger of the west side of > Adderbury ?10. To Thomas Gilkes of Sibford Gower, with whom I served > my apprenticship, ?5." (I don't know if George and Mary are brother > and sister of John's first wife Elizabeth or husband and and wife. > > At his death John had a mortage of ?100 on a quarter land owned by his > brother in law George Pottinger of Adderbury West. >